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Goethite & Aragonite

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Goethite & Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.4 × 6.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

Impressive irridescent and lustrous Goethite combined with translucent well crystallized Aragonite from Lavrion! Aragonite which is also visible at the back of the piece. Beautiful color, with a somewhat metallic red luster combined and contrasting nicely with the lustrous Aragonite which is nesting in between the Goethite adding depth! 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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Items purchased and, for any reasons do not meet your requirements can be returned and you will be fully refund.

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